this is how things are actually supposed to work

bash.new.go

@@ -298,15 +298,16 @@ func Bash2(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto)) *Auto {
 }
 
 // also try to parse/send cur (?)
-func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
+func Bash3(appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 	myAuto = new(AutoArgs)
-	myAuto.appName = argname
+	// myAuto.appName = argname
 	myAuto.autoFunc = appAutoFunc
+	newTest(dest)
 
-	pb := parseArgv(argname)
+	pb := parseArgv(myAuto.appName)
 	if pb.SetupAuto {
 		// --bash was passed. try to configure bash-completion
-		doBash2(argname)
+		doBash2(myAuto.appName)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
@@ -315,37 +316,37 @@ func Bash3(argname string, appAutoFunc func(*Auto), dest any) *Auto {
 		pb.PrintDebug()
 	}
 
+	pb.doHandlePB() // read in the history protobuf file
+
+	// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
+	dur := pb.Duration.AsDuration()
+	if dur < time.Millisecond*200 {
+		pb.Debug = true
+	}
+
+	arg.Register(&argBash)
+	flags := []string{}
+	for _, s := range pb.Argv {
+		if s == "--autodebug" {
+			continue
+		}
+		flags = append(flags, s)
+	}
+	// pb.Debug = true
+	pb.Debugf("DEBUG: MustParse(%v)", flags)
+	var err error
+	myAuto.pp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, dest)
+	if err != nil {
+		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: Parse error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if myAuto.pp == nil {
+		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp == nil after ParseFlags()")
+	} else {
+		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp is ok after ParseFlags()")
+	}
+
 	if pb.IsAuto {
-		pb.doHandlePB() // read in the history protobuf file
-
-		// turn on debugging if duration < 200 milliseconds
-		dur := pb.Duration.AsDuration()
-		if dur < time.Millisecond*200 {
-			pb.Debug = true
-		}
-
-		arg.Register(&argBash)
-		flags := []string{}
-		for _, s := range pb.Argv {
-			if s == "--autodebug" {
-				continue
-			}
-			flags = append(flags, s)
-		}
-		// pb.Debug = true
-		pb.Debugf("DEBUG: MustParse(%v)", flags)
-		var err error
-		myAuto.pp, err = arg.ParseFlags(flags, dest)
-		if err != nil {
-			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: Parse error: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if myAuto.pp == nil {
-			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp == nil after ParseFlags()")
-		} else {
-			pb.Debugf("DEBUG: myAuto.pp is ok after ParseFlags()")
-		}
-
 		appAutoFunc(pb) // run the autocomplete function the user made for their application
 		if pb.Debug {
 			// TODO:

debugger.go

@@ -40,3 +40,20 @@ func Debugger() {
 	CHAN = log.NewFlag("CHAN", true, full, short, "chan() test code output")
 	WARN = log.NewFlag("WARN", true, full, short, "should warn the user")
 }
+
+// Versioned is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
+// make a version string appear at the top of the help message.
+type Appnamed interface {
+	// Version returns the version string that will be printed on a line by itself
+	// at the top of the help message.
+	Appname() string
+}
+
+// Described is the interface that the destination struct should implement to
+func newTest(tmp interface{}) {
+	if tmp, ok := tmp.(Appnamed); ok {
+		myAuto.appName = tmp.Appname()
+	} else {
+		panic("you need to make the function argv.Appname()")
+	}
+}